Books are vessels of the past that shapes our lives, our home and our society. Through both stories and non-fiction, this panel looks at this important, if sometimes undervalued, link to our heritage and understanding of who we are.

This session is in Mandarin.

座谈会：过往足迹
嘉宾：王振春, 希尼尔, 骆明
主持人：蔡永兴
十一月九日, 星期五| 7pm – 8pm | Exhibition Gallery 2, Basement, National Museum of Singapore | 作家节通行证

我们的过往如何塑造了我们今日的生活、家园及社会？一个又一个虚构与真实的故事，是我们与文化之间的一道桥梁，能帮助我们了解自己的身份，但却往往不被重视。就让我们一起重新发现它们的重要性。

此节目将以中文进行。

Reading good writing about food can be as tantalising as being presented with the food itself. Discover how the best food writers evoke smell and taste in our imagination, and boost the reputations of stalls and restaurants.

This session is in Mandarin.

座谈会：阅读越美味
嘉宾：王祚森, 尤今
主持人：林安娜
十一月十日, 星期六| 10am – 11am | Exhibition Gallery 2, Basement, National Museum of Singapore | 作家节通行证

写得好的饮食文学作品，就跟食物本身一样诱人。出色的饮食文学作者是如何诱发
我们的味蕾，让我们垂涎欲滴呢？

此节目将以中文进行。
 

How does poetry stand up to the harsh realities of the world? This panel of preeminent poets examines how poetry re-imagines the world, as it distills and recovers the past, and shines a light, however tentatively, into the future.

Biographers and memoir writers negotiate the tricky proposition of ‘objective truth’ – if there is such a thing. Eminent biographer Victoria Glendinning, Singapore’s former president S R Nathan and Palestinian doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish, talk about the complex process of shaping a life story.